Assignment No.1 COMM 401 Question 1: What’s Loblaw competitive position/business-level strategy? Loblaw was the market leader in Canadian grocery with 32% of market share. In the global market‚ Loblaw was the 24th largest grocery retailer in 2001. Its strategy had following elements: * Use cash flow generated in the business to invest consistently. * Purchase real estate to maximize flexibility. * Use a multi-format approach to maximize market share. * Focus on the food but serve
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Citibank Case Questions: 1) Should Citibank launch the card product? Why or why not? 2) Given its upscale customer base‚ how should Citibank position its card‚ if it decides to launch it? 3) Which countries should Citibank enter first? Which countries should it avoid? 4) If you choose not to introduce the card‚ what would you do to achieve the $100 million earnings target by 1990? What kind of branch banking products should the bank offer? L’OReal Case Questions: 1) What is Beauty Product
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Case Questions for April 10‚ 2010 Discussion Questions for Birch Paper Company Answer each of the following questions independently. 1. Which bid should Norhern Division accept? 2. Should Thompson Division lower its price? If so‚ to what? 3. What should the Commercial V.P. do? Case 23-5‚ Berkshire Industries 1. Were Berkshire’s motivations for a new incentive system reasonable? If so‚ what were their main options for a new system? Was an economic profit-focused system a reasonable
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Case: Shouldice Questions for Discussion 1. What is the bundle of benefits purchased by the consumer? In other words‚ what is the Shouldice value proposition? In what ways is Shouldice’s offering different from other hospitals? 2. What is the target group of customers‚ and what do they have in common apart from a hernia? 3. How are the benefits delivered to those customers—how does the production process work? You might like to think of this as a factory with people as the work in process
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APPLE INC CASE ANALYSIS Clint A. Persaud University of Ontario Institute of Technology October 2014 Question 1 Industry From the beginning of time apple has operated in quite a few industries‚ the first being the Personal Computer in in 1976 (pg1) and then with the leadership of John Sculley they entered the Desktop Publishing industry from 1985 to 1993 where John Sculley also attempted to implement a low cost strategy (pg2). Scully didn’t stop there he also tried
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be evaluated. If evaluation of the industry indicates that future profitability is in question‚ the company must consider canceling the project‚ or focus on areas where Tata can influence the industry to improve the likelihood of profitability. Analysis Profitability/Feasibility One must consider the sensitivity to prices and the affordability of the car to the primary target market (India). Case Exhibit 3 estimates that 21% of households have income levels high enough to be considered
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CASE STUDY - TRAUMA 1. What is the difference between a primary and secondary survey? (4 points) - Primary Survey = This is pre-hospital resuscitation done to quickly identify and begin treating life threatening injuries in the field. This uses an ABCDE approach - Secondary Survey = This is hospital resuscitation‚ a more in depth system by system process after arrival to the hospital. It includes a complete head to toe assessment which helps identify other injuries
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Apple vs. Samsung Apple and Samsung are the world’s two largest high-end mobile providers. Apple and Samsung are major competitors but are also business partners. Apple is one of Samsung’s biggest phone component customers and Samsung is one of Apple’s biggest suppliers. According to Bloomberg’s supply chain analysis‚ Apple accounts for 9% of Samsung’s revenue‚ which makes Apple Samsung’s largest costumer. Despite the companies’ business relationship‚ in April of 2011 Apple sued Samsung for
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Abstract As Apple surpassed all major competitors and had spectacular success in 2010‚ it left CEO Steve Jobs wondering if there was anything that could overturn the drive. “Apple Inc. in 2010”‚ is an evaluation case. This case will be further discussed using the state-and-prove order using the following five elements: 1. Bottom-line evaluation (position statement) 2. Evaluation criteria 3. Proof of the evaluation 4. Qualifications 5. Action plan Position Statement Apple’s
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Case #2 Wal-Mart Questions 1. Wal-Mart has a tradition of leaving many decisions up to store managers. In this type of organization‚ how can HRM professionals help managers make effective selection decisions? 2. Suppose you have been asked to improve selection procedures at Wal-Mart to avoid discrimination charges in the future. What methods from this chapter would improve the current system? Keeping in mind that store managers might not be eager to give up their decision-making authority
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